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Antoniopap
Sep 25, 2018Aspirant
EX7000 Mesh Network Question
My question is how can I turn my EX7000 into a mesh network. At first this was not possible, but in the latest driver update that came out 5 days ago, 802.11k smart-switching and the mesh network fea...
StephenB
Sep 26, 2018Guru - Experienced User
If you've set the SSID to match your router, then I think you've already done all that is needed.
Are you having issues with speeds or with roaming?
Antoniopap
Sep 26, 2018Aspirant
Well using the one SSID method works on all routers. One SSID and a mesh network are comlpetely different things, and according to Netgear, mesh network capabilities were added to my extender/access point. I would like to know how to use that feature, I have no other questions/programs, just that.
- StephenBSep 27, 2018Guru - Experienced User
Antoniopap wrote:
and according to Netgear, mesh network capabilities were added to my extender/access point. I would like to know how to use that feature, I have no other questions/programs, just that.
Well, there's nothing to configure.
When Netgear uses the term "mesh extender" they mean that the 802.11k is enabled and that the extender can daisy-chain if that is needed to reach the router. The triband mesh extenders also automatically dedicate a 5G radio for backhaul, but the EX7000 is dual-band.